A very useful and powerful tool that a teacher can use in their classroom is called Book Creator. This is a website which allows students to create books that their peers can read. The website offers a free option, where the teacher can host one class, and every student within that class is only allowed to make 1 book.
Then there are premium options which allow for multiple classes and for multiple books per student. Students will go into an account, and into their teacher's classroom. From there, they can create and publish books that everyone in the classroom can also read and comment on. This is a perfect opportunity to incorporate media into literacy while making language a fun and engaging opportunity.
The books that are created are more than just books. These books can be interactive, contain YouTube videos and animations. The design and contents of the books are 100% up to the student. They can be as interactive as the writer desires. Words on the page can be animated based on the actions of the main character, and the story can be told through various videos. Interactive maps can be created to visually see the journey that the characters go on. The possibilities are endless.
Matthew@NU
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